hello i am confused and need some help

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Ok I have Microsoft windows XP home with service pack 2. I am trying my
hardest to make certain folders private. But I can't to it.
Please help. I am going to give some system info I hope it helps
My computer+
|[C] 18gb NFTS format
|[D] 62gb NFTS format
Separate hard drive not a portion.
|[H] 20gb NFTS format
I do not have an antivirus program installed.
However I do have windows defender installed.
I also have net nanny installed.
Lastly I have registry mechanic installed.
I don't know if any of this is helpful of if you need more info please
just ask and I will give whatever you need to help me get this thing
done.

I have up some images on the web maybe they will be of some help so
please tell me as simply as possible what I need to do to fix this
annoyance

here is the link for the images.
http://www.freewebs.com/yadalda/google.htm
sorry about the pop up.
 
You restrict access by assigning permissions to drives, folders and files.

To do this, you must be running NTFS as your file system on the drive in question. If your hard disk/partition is not NTFS you will need to convert it. To do this, open a Command Prompt window and enter the following command:

CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS

Where X: is the drive letter you wish to convert. You may also want to see http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm to ensure that you're getting the optimal conversion.

After this step is completed and you've rebooted the computer, if necessary:

XP PRO: In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, View and uncheck Use Simple File Sharing. Now, when you right click on a drive, folder or file (on an NTFS partition) and select Properties, you'll see a Security tab. Here you can assign or deny permissions based on user name or user group membership.

XP Home: By default, you can only make files and folders under My Documents "private". This is done by right clicking a folder or file and selecting Properties, Sharing. To change the permissions on other folders, you need to boot the computer to Safe Mode and log in on the built in Administrator account. In this mode, you'll see the Security tab in Properties, and you can assign permissions based on user name or group membership.

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308419

HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307874


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whatever said:
Ok I have Microsoft windows XP home with service pack 2. I am trying my
hardest to make certain folders private. But I can't to it.
Please help. I am going to give some system info I hope it helps
My computer+
|[C] 18gb NFTS format
|[D] 62gb NFTS format
Separate hard drive not a portion.
|[H] 20gb NFTS format
I do not have an antivirus program installed.
However I do have windows defender installed.
I also have net nanny installed.
Lastly I have registry mechanic installed.
I don't know if any of this is helpful of if you need more info please
just ask and I will give whatever you need to help me get this thing
done.

I have up some images on the web maybe they will be of some help so
please tell me as simply as possible what I need to do to fix this
annoyance

here is the link for the images.
http://www.freewebs.com/yadalda/google.htm
sorry about the pop up.
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ok great i will do that. now i know there is a way to limit the size of
certain forlders. do i also have to do this the admin acount or can i
do this as a regular administrator.
ether way i don't know how to do it can u also direct me to the right
place with that.
 
I haven't run XP Home in so long, I don't remember if it enforces Disk Quotas or not. You can't limit size by folder, but you can limit the space they can use on a hard disk.

See Help and Support for Disk Quotas
 
On Thu, 11 May 2006 11:55:20 -0400, "Doug Knox MS-MVP"
I haven't run XP Home in so long, I don't remember if it enforces Disk Quotas or not.
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I don't think it does.


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